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ArticleArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2015

Multisite Thrombus Imaging and Fibrin Content Estimation With a Single Whole-Body PET Scan in Rats.

Francesco Blasi, Bruno L Oliveira, Tyson A Rietz, Nicholas J Rotile, Pratap C Naha, David P Cormode, David Izquierdo-Garcia, Ciprian Catana, Peter Caravan

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Article in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco BlasiFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.).
Bruno L OliveiraFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.).
Tyson A RietzFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.).
Nicholas J RotileFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.).
Pratap C NahaFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.).
David P CormodeFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.).
David Izquierdo-GarciaFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.).
Ciprian CatanaFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.).
Peter CaravanFrom the Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown (F.B., B.L.O., T.A.R., N.J.R., D.I.-G., C.C., P.C.); Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (P.C.N., D.P.C.); and Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (P.C.). caravan@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

PET Imaging of ThrombusR01HL109448 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CARAVAN, PETER D, SOSNOVIK, DAVID E · 2011 to 2025
$9.6M
Inveon: A Triple Modality Biomedical Imaging SystemS10RR029495 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BROWNELL, ANNA-LIISA · 2010 to 2010
$1.3M
HPLC-ICP-MS SystemS10OD010650 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CARAVAN, PETER D · 2013 to 2013
$371k
NCRR NIH HHS RR029495NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR029495NHLBI NIH HHS HL109448NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL109448NIH HHS OD010650NIH HHS S10 OD010650
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThrombosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current diagnostic strategies rely on imaging modalities that are specific for distinct vascular territories, but a thrombus-specific whole-body imaging approach is still missing. Moreover, imaging techniques to assess thrombus composition are underdeveloped, although therapeutic strategies may benefit from such technology. Therefore, our goal was to test whether positron emission tomography (PET) with the fibrin-binding probe (64)Cu-FBP8 allows multisite thrombus detection and fibrin content estimation. APPROACH AND

resultsThrombosis was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats (n=32) by ferric chloride application on both carotid artery and femoral vein. (64)Cu-FBP8-PET/CT imaging was performed 1, 3, or 7 days after thrombosis to detect thrombus location and to evaluate age-dependent changes in target uptake. Ex vivo biodistribution, autoradiography, and histopathology were performed to validate imaging results. Arterial and venous thrombi were localized on fused PET/CT images with high accuracy (97.6%; 95% confidence interval, 92-100). A single whole-body PET/MR imaging session was sufficient to reveal the location of both arterial and venous thrombi after (64)Cu-FBP8 administration. PET imaging showed that probe uptake was greater in younger clots than in older ones for both arterial and venous thrombosis (P<0.0001). Quantitative histopathology revealed an age-dependent reduction of thrombus fibrin content (P<0.001), consistent with PET results. Biodistribution and autoradiography further confirmed the imaging findings.

conclusionsWe demonstrated that (64)Cu-FBP8-PET is a feasible approach for whole-body thrombus detection and that molecular imaging of fibrin can provide, noninvasively, insight into clot composition.

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Copper RadioisotopesAnimalsArterial Occlusive DiseasesBiopsy, NeedleDisease Models, AnimalFibrinImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMalePositron-Emission TomographyRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySensitivity and SpecificityVenous ThrombosisWhole Body ImagingCopper RadioisotopesFibrincardiovasculardiagnostic techniquesfibrinmagnetic resonance imagingmolecular imagingpositron-emission tomographythrombosiswhole body imaging

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